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Language - Part II - English - Paper I(Reader and Linguistic Competencies)

Time Allowed : 3 llours l I Maunum Marks : 100

Instructions : ( l ) Check the question paper for fairness oI prjntilg. If there is any lack of faimess,ilt^rm l,hp H.rll !.uper,. iro. irrunFdidtcly.

(2) Use Black or Blue inl to write and undcrLir-e.

Note : In your ans!r'er book, use the Arabic numcrals 1 to 69 of Lhe questiotas you answer.

SECTION . A

(Vocabulary and Lexical Competen€ies)(Marks : 30)

(A) Choose the most apptopriate of the four given contexts rvhich equates withthat of the undedllc4 texical item in each of the following sentences i 5x1=s

1. A sood, sayel warns Caesar. about 'The Ides of Match'.(a) The phvslcian advised the paticnt to be careIul.(t) The fa1lrily met the ashologer at the temple.(c) Thc oceanographer studied dre dcstruction of the coral reef.(d) TIle studcnts lvereinsirucied by the professor llot to brin,I their mobiles

to coliege-

Gandhiji &'anted inplicit obedience Irom his wife.(a) Absolutc power corrupts.(b) N{ahesh guessed the cofiect answer.(c) This is a unique phenomenon.

(d) Boys enjoy playhg practical jokes.

Mernories of the bizaire journey vanish.(a) A dwarl ernergcd from the magic box.(b) Darkness disappcars at dawn.(c) They painted the dool.grecn.

(d) The blind spots are clearly visible.

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The teacher pretended to be !4dil&!c$.(a) There lvas a cliJference of opinion among tle leaders.

(b) The father \.vas indignant at his so11s bel-raviour.

(c) Aruia was serious about her profession.

(d) Maltin showed a lack of interest in studies.

Men of gq4!r1 conducted obscure expe ments.

(a) Keats was a populal English poet.

(b) T}riruvalluvar was a man of extraotLlinaty intelligence.(c) Mr. Karthick is a shrewd mal.(d) Miss Eva was a paragon of i-nnocence.

The wide o-leyqle4eg o{ child trarriage may be considered to be a part ofour ancient tradition.(a) Uniqueness (b) Commoness

(c) Rareness (d) Weakness

The sun plays truant raising doubts about the feasibilit.y of our venturingfurther up.

(B) Choose the mostaccurate one ofthe fourgivenwords opposite to the underlined

4.

5.

7.

6.

5x1=5

8.

(a) Impossibility

(c) Impunity

(a) Defending(c) Refreshing

(b) Immunity(d) Impurity

(b) Irritating(d) Praising

I have p!qE4q!<! rny work .......

(a) Paused (b) Shortened

(c) Projected (d) Complicated

They were constandv belitilinq him with their neu.fangled ideas.

10. ....... to liberate tl'e.UlliglqF power in nature.(a) Final ft) Initial(c) External (d) Personai



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1Ox2=20(C) Answer any ten of the following:

11. Wdte a sentence using plu1al form of'bacteliud or ,staff,.

12. Use the idiom "to be at loggerheads" in a sentence oI your own.

13. Write a sentence using the expandecl Iorm of the abbreviation MNC.

14. The

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emperor went _ to conquer the world. (forth/fourth).

15, Fonlr a word by blending the words 'bformation' and 'technology' and usethe blended word in a sentence.

15. Syllabily any two words:

transfixed, glarrunatical, organisation and emigrant.

17. Wdte a sentence using the word'tke' as a verb and'like' as an adjective.

18. Write a sentence of yo{r own using dte Amedcan English word for 'Iilfir'.

19. Use the cornpound word'ill-heaf in a sentence of your own.

20. Wdte a sentence using a word with the prefix'ir:rl 'or the sullir' able'.

21. Form compound words :

(a) Noun + Noun

(b) Noun +Verb

22. Wdte a sentence each, using the phrasal verbs'go a}Iead afld'go against'.

23. Wdte sentences using the clipped {orm of'chimpanzee' and'gymnasium'.

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SECTION.B

(Grammatical Competencies)

(Mark8 : 20)

II. (A) Fill in the blanks of the following 6entences i 10x1=10

24, Adveflise ent5

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contajn catchy phtases.

(Use a modal verb).

25. Water

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(boil) at 100"C temperature.

(Use the given verb in a suitable Iorm).

26, Ill (be) the wind, I would travel everywhere.

(Using the correct tense of the verb).

(Use semi-modal).

28, My triend,

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father works in Agla, has made a clay model oI theTaj Mahal.

(Use a relative pronou-r).

29, Teachers

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procluce good results are honoured

(Use a relative pronoun).

30. The Manager attended the conJerence

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the chairman.

(Use a suitable phrase /prePosition).

31. Wdte a sentence of the pattern, ASVC.

32. "This dam was built in 1960", This is an exampie of

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Passive

27, \o1r not read evety chaPter.

33- we deshoy the eflvitorunent, we deshoy ourselves as well.

(Use a suitable linl word).



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(B) Transform the following senten.es a6 inskucted: 5x2=10

34. Report the dialogue i

Anil : Hello Atul, how are you ?

Atul I Fine Anil, what b ngs you here ?

Anil : I have just come to see you. Its long since we,ve met.

35. If the trees had not been cut, the garden would have been shady.(Begin with 'Had').

36. As the ceiling was l-righ the room was very cold.(Rewdte as a compound sentence).

37. The luggage was heavy. The boy managed to lift it easily.(Combine ihe sentences using 'though').

38. Bharat is very arrogant. He will not apologise.(Combine into a sil.Igle simple sentence).

SECTION-C(Reading Competen.ies)

(Marks : 15)

III. (A) Identify ea.h of the following sentences with the field in the list given below,by unde$tanding the word ot words serving as the clue : 5x1=5

39, Satellites are helpful in weather forecast.

40. Good link of roads would help in smooth flow of haffic.

41. Data can be easily tuansferred by using floppies.

42. I am good at billiards.

43. We watched a th l1er movie yesterday.(Media, Computer, Sports, Ttansport, Space)

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(B) Read the following passage and answer in your own words the questionsgiven below: 5x2=10

A lot of things are going to happen in the next fifty years as the popnlationof the world increases mpidl)r. It is enormousl], ir.portait to increase the yield ofgrain plar-rts. A great deal has happened through the work of the geneticists whoare specialists in genetics in the last five vears. lor instance, there has been anenormous world wide increase I the production of what Americaas call corndue to the developrnent oI new shains. Throughout agriculfure geneticists are

improving plarts to get higher yields.

Questions :

44. W11), is it impo*ant to increase the yield of grain plants ?

45. \{4ro could increase the yield of grain plants ?

46. W11o are geneticists ?

47. !\4ry is there arl enoimous increase in the p:roduction of com ?

48. What are the agdcultule geneticists improving ?

SECTION-D

(Writing Competeflcies - Prose)

(Marks : 15)

IV. (A) Answer any one of the following questions in a paragraph of about 100

words i 1x5=5

49. 'Patience is an art well learnt when one is at the mercy of nature'.

When does the author make this obserwation ?

50. Ho$'was the Kala Nag caPtured ?

51. How does Mark Anionv \,r'in tl-Ie Public of Rome to hG side ?



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(B) Write an essay in about 250 words on any one of the following: 1x10=10

52. Johisofs mixed feelings about his efforts and the fate of his dictionarv.

53. 'Gandhi l{.as n6 adwo.afa df blind adherence to tradition'- Explain.

54. The aftennath oI atomisation on Hiroshima.

SECTION-E

(Literary Competencies - poetry)

(Marks : 20)

V. (A) Read the following sets of poetic lines and answer the questions given belowfor each of rhem !

6x1=6(i) "You ipened into necLar in {ruit jais

That hung llke clustered stars"

55, tr\rhat does 'you' refer to here ?

(ii) "I mark'd on a litde promontory, it stood isolated".

56, l 11at does 'if stands for ?

(in) "To live, unknown beyond the cherGhed circle,

Which we can bless and aid".

57. \,Vhat is meant by the 'cherished circle' ?

(iv) "But to act, that each tomo ow

Iind us father than today".

58, l ahen should we act ?

(vl The lol\c o[ my eclucahon s"id lo me .

He ustbe killed".

59. Wlat did the poefs voice oI education tetl him ?

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(B) Read the following three sets oI lines and answer the questions given belowin each set of lines : 3x1=3

l, "S?ee& rhat carne ?ike 7.c..-cl safc".

61. Mention dre ligure of speech used he1e.

(ii) "Be not like dumb, ddven cattle

Be a Ilero in the stdfe".62. Wlite out the worcls in allileration.

(iii) "fn the Begiruing u,as the wordAnd the word was God".

63. What is tL-Ie allusiolr used hele ?

(C) Explain any two of the following sets of lines with rcferencc to the "o.,"ra.r*U=U

64. "Lrke a golden swarm of fireflies you came pinjrlg for a new agony, a newbirth".

65. "And I thouglt of thc albahoss,And I r.!,isl1ed he would come back, rny snake".

66. "Ceaselessly nusinti, venturin[J throwing, seeking the spheres to connectthern"

(D) Answer any one of the following questions in a paragraph of about 100words : 1x5=5

67. What is H.W. Longfellow's philosophy of life ?

68. State how the poet depicts the importance of English language ?

69. 144ry does the poet sav tl1at lvar is'quaint and curious' ?

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